Show Don't Tell: John 3:22-30
Vivid sensory description for preaching John 3:22-30
This is a show dont tell prompt on homiletics and preaching technique for adults.
Instead of saying "John the Baptist pointed to Jesus' greater ministry," hear the wedding analogy. After this, Jesus and his disciples go into the Judean countryside, where he spends some time with them and baptizes. Now John also is baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there is plenty of water—and people are coming and being baptized. This is before John is put in prison.…
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